DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause bars conviction of a lesser-included offense following a directed verdict on the greater offense, during the same proceeding. The Arkansas Court of Appeals concluded that such a conviction was barred, and it reversed Appellant Robert Hughes's conviction of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine. See Hughes v. State,
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